ArtRole

• Contemporary Art Iraq 16th April - 20th June 2010
• Post War Festival 7th-9th November 2009.
• Phase 1 | Kurdish Contemporary Art and Culture from Iraq
• Phase 2 | British and American contemporary artists visiting Iraq-Kurdistan
• Phase 3:
• - UK & USA artists Presentations: May 2008, UK
• - Journey to USA: April 2008
• - ArtRole's 2nd trip to Iraqi Kurdistan: May 2008
• - Iraqi artists' Residencies: 2008, UK
• Panel discussion: Evaluation of past and future projects
• Research trip, Iraqi Kurdistan: March/April 2009

Phase 2 | British and American contemporary artists visiting Iraq-Kurdistan

October 2007

A similar programme to Phase 1 with British and American artists traveling to Iraqi Kurdistan which took place at the end of 2007. The selected artists are Anne Bean, Clare Charnley, Richard Wilson, Rob Gawthrop and Adalet R. Garmiany from the UK and Susan Meiselas from the USA. During this visit the artists shared aspects of Western contemporary art, with particular reference to current approaches of art education and the impact of new technologies.